SF Cincinnati Open 2013

Serena Williams #1 def. Na Li #5

7-5 7-5

Serena Williams defeated Na Li 7-5 7-5 in the 2013 Cincinnati Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsNa Li
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
10
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
68
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
67.2%59.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.3%46.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
30.0%44.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
16.7%22.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
55.7%45.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
77.8%83.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
54.2%44.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.9%45.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-0.2-10.1
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+10.1+0.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2013 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsNa Li
Country USA CHN
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Feb 26, 1982
Age3131
Height175 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)15
Ranking points (entering)11,9205,330
Elo (entering)2,3521,997
Current career W-L837–172338–159
Current career earnings$94,966,162$16,709,074
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams #1 7 – 2 Na Li #5

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Simona Halep #256-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 2013QF
Mona Barthel #326-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2013R16
Eugenie Bouchard #624-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 2013R32

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #26-2 2-6 6-7(6)LH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2013F

Na Li's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agnieszka Radwanska #4(w/o)WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 2013QF
Angelique Kerber #86-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2013R16
Lauren Davis #764-6 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 2013R32